Intersecting religion and ethnicity: Drawing boundaries in talk-in-interaction

IF 0.2 4区社会学 Q4 ANTHROPOLOGY

Romani Studies Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI:10.3828/rs.2021.12

Maria Klessmann

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Abstract:People of Romani background are usually labelled as members of an "ethnic minority" and identified along dominantly ethnicized notions and markers. Discursively, this neglects individuals' different self-perceptions and multiple belongings. This contribution looks at interactional data and material from workshops conducted in Germany as part of the EU-wide initiative RoMed (Mediation for Roma). The initiative aimed to strengthen opportunities for local participation by people of Romani background in various European cities and communities between 2011–2017. A conversation analytical approach (e.g. at practices of categorization) is used to examine excerpts from group discussions ahead of a meeting with public officials. From an intersectional perspective I look at how boundaries are drawn, blurred, or destabilized between issues of religiosity and ethnicity. The article discusses boundary-drawing as a symbolic ordering process, highlighting the hegemonic discourses which are reproduced and challenged in the investigated linguistic material. The boundaries drawn and negotiated show the delicate balance between the staging of ethnic and religious affiliations and concerns and their political mobilization.

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交叉的宗教和种族:在互动对话中划定界限

摘要:罗姆族背景的人通常被贴上“少数民族”的标签，并根据主要的种族观念和标记进行识别。在话语上，这忽略了个体不同的自我感知和多重财产。这篇文章着眼于在德国举办的讲习班的互动数据和材料，这些讲习班是欧盟范围内罗姆人调解倡议的一部分。该倡议旨在2011-2017年期间加强欧洲各城市和社区罗姆人在当地参与的机会。在与政府官员开会之前，使用对话分析方法(例如分类实践)来检查小组讨论的摘录。从交叉的角度来看，我看边界是如何在宗教信仰和种族问题之间被划定、模糊或不稳定的。本文将边界划定作为一种象征性的排序过程进行讨论，强调了在所研究的语言材料中被复制和挑战的霸权话语。划定和谈判的边界显示了种族和宗教关系和关切的阶段与其政治动员之间的微妙平衡。

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Romani Studies Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

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0.80

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50.00%

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期刊介绍： Founded in 1888, the Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society was published in four series up to 1982. In 2000, the journal became Romani Studies. On behalf of the Gypsy Lore Society, Romani Studies features articles on many different communities which, regardless of their origins and self-appellations in various languages, have been referred to in English as Gypsies. These communities include the descendants of migrants from the Indian subcontinent which have been considered as falling into three large subdivisions, Dom, Lom, and Rom. The field has also included communities of other origins which practice, or in the past have practiced, a specific type of service nomadism. The journal publishes articles in history, anthropology, ethnography, sociology, linguistics, art, literature, folklore and music, as well as reviews of books and audiovisual materials.